naked cake

We love doing styled shoots and we love a challenge, so when our friend Bonnie Dutka from Mobella Events called us and asked if we would be interested in participating in a shoot at The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, we jumped in with both feet! Bonnie called it “bright, bold and beautiful” using the brightest pinks and oranges as the base colors, keeping with a natural garden inspiration.

We immediately went to work to come up with Florida inspired desserts that worked well with the color scheme and inspiration. We reached out to our linen partner, Wildflower Linens to reserve their vibrant Lily Pad table linen as a base for our table. We knew we were going to feature our signature naked cakes, so we reached out to Lee Forrest of Lee Forrest Design (who also happens to be one of our floral partners) to come up with florals that work well not only on our cakes but on our table as well.

Our stationery partner, Denise Wilson from Dogwood Blossom Stationery & Invitation Studio, created gorgeous paper products for the shoot and our buffet.

We wanted to do something special with our cupcakes and while perusing boards on Pinterest one evening, came across a flower made from pineapple slices. We thought they were so cute and were excited to give it a try. It took a few tries before we got the thickness just right, and several days of drying time, but in the end, the “flowers” came out perfect!

We created French Macarons, kumquat tarts, white chocolate keys, poached pears with chocolate-raspberry sauce, brownie bites, and our signature gumball necklaces to the design.